The people’s power resisted with the second filibuster, but it was not enough.
People’s Strength Rep. Kim Hyung-dong is receiving encouragement from Rep. Kim Woong, Kim Hee-guk, and Lee Man-hee after an unrestricted discussion against the amendment to the Criminal Procedure Act at the National Assembly plenary session on the evening of the 30th. yunhap news
The legislative process for the so-called ‘complete inspection’, which includes a massive reduction in the prosecution’s direct investigative powers, has entered the stage of completion.
On the 30th of last month, the Democratic Party of Korea, which holds 171 seats in the House of Representatives, passed a bill to partially amend the Prosecutor’s Office Act, one of two legislative tasks to ‘complete the inspection’. Is expected.
The Democratic Party passed the amendment to the Prosecutor’s Office Act at the plenary session on the weekend of last month, and then proposed the amendment to the Criminal Procedure Act.
Yun Ho-joong, chairman of the Democratic Party’s emergency countermeasures committee, held a general meeting of the National Assembly on the 30th of last month, saying, “If the Criminal Procedure Act is dealt with (on the 3rd), the era of the privileged prosecution that ruled over the people and the law will come to an end.” It is to provide an opportunity to be reborn as a prosecutor of
However, the People’s Power strongly protested, saying that the Democratic Party and National Assembly Speaker Park Byeong-seok pushed the vote unilaterally. In the process, swearing, pointing, and hand-to-hand combat turned the National Assembly into chaos.
Song Eon-seok, senior deputy floor leader of the People’s Power, criticized, saying, “It was thoroughly stained with expedients and tricks.”
The People’s Power launched a ‘second filibuster’ when the Democrats effectively handled the Prosecutor’s Office Act independently and proposed amendments to the Criminal Procedure Act.
Rep. Kim Hyung-dong (Andong, Yecheon, North Gyeongsang Province) said, “Unfortunately, today will be remembered as a day to disobey the Moon Jae-in administration’s presidential election and to destroy democracy.” The People’s Power tried to legally obstruct the legislation through unlimited debate, but the special session was automatically terminated due to the Democratic Party’s attempt to ‘split the session’ to end the People’s Power’s filibuster, and the plenary session will be held again on the 3rd.
Politicians are predicting that a head-on clash between the Democratic Party and the people who have tried to block the law by criticizing the “legislative monopoly” with the Democratic Party, which intends to finalize the ‘examination and overhaul’ legislation by handling amendments to the Criminal Procedure Act, will continue.
